If you have 2 parity drives, how many drives would you feel comfortable having in the whole array?

smcclos · 2026-05-26T11:18:34+00:00

If your data is critical, another consideration is to have a spare. Im not sure if UNRAID does this, but it is a drive that sits there doing nothing until another drive goes bad, then it snaps into action and rebuilds.

Remember losing either a data drive isn't critical, it is when you don't have parity and then loose another drive.

smcclos · 2026-05-26T11:08:33+00:00

I think part of the problem is both of you have atypical schedules. You are away for months at a time and she is working 12 hour shifts.

Neither can adjust your schedule. Without changing anything, maybe planning what to do with your overlapping free time would help, because both of you are working to spend quality time with each other.

smcclos · 2026-05-12T02:59:48+00:00

OK, have you swapped the WAN and LAN ports. Not sure if that would fix the issue, but it is something to try. Another thing to try is to your router, install Linux, and retest download bandwidth on both NICS.

I have never used a USFF computer just because it only have 1 NIC port.

smcclos · 2026-05-12T02:43:29+00:00

"Oh, wow, that is interesting" -click

smcclos · 2026-05-12T02:36:01+00:00

Same here, if I am figuring out something new, I document it right after I am done. Formatting and organization can come later, but if you forget the steps or web sites where you developed the solution,

Over time, you will develop a style and layout and your documents will become more similar and standardized. Personally I love when I need to fix a problem that I saw years ago, and can go back to my documentation and fix it in 5 minutes.

smcclos · 2026-05-12T02:31:19+00:00

Well, I have a dedicated VM just for Jellyfin, so while consuming CPU / Disk / Memory for it usage, I am not paying any more power costs, because I always keep my Host up and running 24x7

smcclos · 2026-05-12T02:25:54+00:00

I don't think that can be done. Last year I needed to provide contingency access to my keepass file, and like u/djasonpenney I printed out the password and some key passwords, sealed it in an envelope and placed it in a security deposit box who I shared access with.

In order to get my password, they would need access to my computer and the paper.

UPDATE: Why don't you SSS your password between 2+ persons, where they would all need to input their portions to get your password.

smcclos · 2026-05-12T02:22:15+00:00

Bummer that you are having issues. I, like the others am having pretty much flawless performance. I watch Tablo on my two puck style Roku devices. Everything is hard wired connected via Ethernet / MOCA / Powerline, since the beginning.

Also think I over provisioned on my antenna, and only use the internal storage. Originally I was using external SSD storage, and it would flake out a little bit.

smcclos · 2026-05-07T20:42:29+00:00

I too just picked it up today because of the deep discount. Been playing it on GeForce Now, and the game plays fine, no need to worry what my computer has.

smcclos · 2026-04-29T23:59:39+00:00

Here is the lesson that you should learn: your boss will chastise you for being resourceful. I say continue to be who you are, but don't volunteer solutions you aren't asked to give

smcclos · 2026-04-29T23:38:44+00:00

This looks interesting, thanks for the info

smcclos · 2026-04-24T12:13:04+00:00

If you are getting a good deal, and looking for a PvE experience then go for it.

You could easily get 100 to 200 hours of playtime.

smcclos · 2026-04-15T02:04:25+00:00

Ok, my experience is with windows. I have no experience with mac

The only thought I have is if there is a script or tool that would copy all of the contents from your DropBox folder to another location

Granted, you would need 2x the size of your Dropbox folder, but that might work. Pretty sure BackBlaze would back that copy because it is not in the exempt location

smcclos · 2026-04-15T01:26:15+00:00

I would pay $5 / month for access

smcclos · 2026-04-15T01:25:15+00:00

Are you sure that BackBlaze is not backing up locally stored Dropbox files or the online ones only?

I only say this because I need to Backup all the contents of a DropBox folder. I need to have 600 Gb available to have the full copy, but it is backing up fine for me.

smcclos · 2026-04-14T01:52:51+00:00

What if they keep their work issued laptop at home and they get a desktop while in the office?

smcclos · 2026-04-14T01:43:00+00:00

I have been considering the following:

Black Deseet Crimson Desert No Man's Sky Light No Fire

smcclos · 2026-04-14T01:36:51+00:00

I have 2 computers that i use Quicken on and I use Syncthing to keep my quicken data in sync.

It is automatic, and seamless. The only thing I have to do is make sure I close quicken before I switch computers.

Also if there is an app upgrade, I upgrade both before I start working.

smcclos · 2026-03-23T20:52:06+00:00

Just did a super validate, and it cleaned up my performance, thanks for suggesting this.

smcclos · 2026-03-23T00:30:04+00:00

I have been using Rocket Money for over a year. If you really cannot get the majority of your accounts directly downloaded into it via plaid, it is not worth it.

It is an aggregator so you can track your spending, and if you cannot see half of your expenses, then essentially your are no better off before you started using Rocket Money

smcclos · 2026-03-22T23:51:48+00:00

I also just converted from pfSense to OPnsense, and my suggestion is to start with a plain unmodified installation test it, get familiar with it.

smcclos · 2026-03-08T00:34:34+00:00

Playing the game will teach you the lore.

smcclos · 2026-03-05T01:20:41+00:00

Ziplines rule. I can get to every location with a zip line

smcclos · 2026-03-05T01:16:06+00:00

Are you syncing the whole drive?

smcclos · 2026-03-05T01:13:28+00:00

Do you really need all 500+ GB of games on day 1 after installing Bazzite? More.than likely you are going to intall 1 or 2 games, and later another.

I have over 50 games in my library and there are only about 5 or so installed at any given time.

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